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Financiers, investors, and industries overall are constantly looking for new ways to facilitate transactions between parties. With the advent of blockchain technology, the prospect of greatly decentralizing the flow of information, transactions, and the flow of goods is promising to
Unless you’re the favorite of your rich uncle, you most likely will need to secure funding to buy your new business. Depending upon the type of business you chose, you could need anywhere from a few thousand dollars to hundreds
One of the best ways to boost your appeal to prospective buyers is by creating an effective memorandum of sale. This document, prepared by the seller and presented to the buyer, contains a summary of key information about your business
Venture Capital Funding Comes with Complex Participation Rights Let’s start with the basics: A VC investor will be issued shares of preferred stock, not common stock. Preferred stock, as the name suggests, is preferable because it grants certain key rights
If you are trying to raise capital you would no doubt have heard of Participation Rights in venture capital financing. These are typically the right to receive the original investment plus share in the remaining proceeds as common shareholders (straight
Capitalisation Table We’ve created a simple Cap Table with an equity (ordinary share) issue to the founders followed by an ordinary share issue to an investor at a later date. There’s a number of Cap Tables available however many of
I thought I’d write this post about due diligence (also known as ”DD”) which is the least exciting part of every investment or M&A (Mergers and Acquisitions) transaction. We’ve advised hundreds of investors, buyers and founders of businesses and many
After years of hard work and dedication to your business, you’ve decided it’s time to let someone else take over the reigns. Although you’re an expert at growing a good idea into a thriving company, do you know how to
At Kapitalized we call ourselves ‘M&A Advisors’ (Mergers & Acquisitions) while others often call themselves ‘business brokers’. We have been asked several times recently what is the difference between the two so I thought it was worth explaining the key
If you are an entrepreneur who is just starting out on building a small business, getting additional funding to allow your business to grow is probably one of the most difficult tasks that you would have to face. If you
